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Maura Ewing

Maura Ewing is a Brooklyn-based journalist. Her work seeks to uncover important but obfuscated stories about urban poverty and criminal justice. She also likes to write about people fighting the good fight. She is a Western Massachusetts native and a proud graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Her work has been published in The Nation, The Marshall Project, Al Jazeera America (RIP), Pacific Standard and The Atlantic, among other outlets.
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Immigration
Why the Trump administration is asking the courts to remove safeguards for detaining migrant children
A man with "POLICE ICE" protective vest leads a man in handcuffs down street, with another officer with "POLICE FEDERAL AGENT" on vest on the right
Justice
As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up
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Justice
In sanctuary cities, immigrants find themselves with few real protections from federal officials
Officers walk into a building through a parking ramp
Justice
20 years ago, asylum seekers were not automatically put in immigration detention
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Justice
A migrant from El Salvador gets her chance in immigration court
A women a the front of a church speaking
Justice
In Milwaukee, immigrants watch as their controversial sheriff joins the shortlist for Trump’s cabinet
A man holds a sign that reads "All lives matter" in English and Chinese
Justice
A script for talking to your family about racism and police shootings
Two images, one of an infant in black and white and one of a woman
Justice
She’ll get US citizenship 60 years after being adopted, but thousands more must still wait
Two voting booths, red curtains drawn
Global Politics
Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now
Marchers hold up signs that say "Justice for farmworkers" and "We shall be heard."
Economics
Workers may unionize — but not farmworkers. A lawsuit in New York seeks to change that.
Row of protesters behind barrier with signs that says, "Tragic Accident doesn't equal Manslaughter."
Justice
Asian American activists get busy after a former NYPD officer gets probation